MLB standings through games of July 5, 1970

MLB standings at the end of July 5, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	80	50	30	0	.625		388	305	29-14	21-16	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	80	44	35	1	.557	5.5	356	327	24-14	20-21	2-8	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	76	41	35	0	.539	7.0	341	325	23-14	18-21	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	76	40	36	0	.526	8.0	342	346	29-14	11-22	8-2	Won 6
Washington Senators	80	37	43	0	.463	13.0	334	362	21-20	16-23	7-3	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	77	33	44	0	.429	15.5	293	321	15-17	18-27	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	75	49	26	0	.653		395	282	25-11	24-15	8-2	Won 1
California Angels	79	47	32	0	.595	4.0	326	288	25-15	22-17	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	80	45	35	0	.562	6.5	361	309	23-15	22-20	6-4	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	78	29	49	0	.372	21.5	305	366	15-24	14-25	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	80	28	52	0	.350	23.5	313	426	14-26	14-26	3-7	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	81	27	53	1	.338	24.5	331	428	18-25	9-28	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	79	43	36	0	.544		351	294	20-17	23-19	6-4	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	44	38	0	.537	0.5	345	344	26-16	18-22	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	79	39	40	0	.494	4.0	360	339	19-17	20-23	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	77	37	40	0	.481	5.0	374	352	22-19	15-21	2-8	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	79	34	45	0	.430	9.0	261	362	16-21	18-24	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	79	33	46	0	.418	10.0	321	400	18-22	15-24	7-3	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	80	57	23	0	.713		394	308	33-10	24-13	8-2	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	47	32	0	.595	9.5	364	273	21-20	26-12	8-2	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	78	40	38	0	.513	16.0	360	354	22-16	18-22	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	78	37	41	0	.474	19.0	412	451	23-21	14-20	5-5	Lost 3
Houston Astros	81	34	47	0	.420	23.5	353	376	20-18	14-29	3-7	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	83	32	51	0	.386	26.5	352	394	15-25	17-26	2-8	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Tigers 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Boog Powell batted in the Orioles' runs with a single and a sacrifice fly to beat the Tigers, 2-0, and hand Denny McLain his first defeat since returning to action after a three-month suspension. Jim Palmer posted the shutout on a three-hitter. Don Buford singled in the fifth inning, advanced on an infield out and and scored the first run on Powell's single. The other tally counted in the sixth on a double by Mark Belanger, a single by Buford and Powell's fly.

Red Sox 8, Indians 4 at Boston (day game):
An inside-the-park homer by pinch-hitter John Kennedy, in his first time at bat for the Red Sox, sparked an 8-4 victory over the Indians. Kennedy, coming to plate for Mike Nagy in the fifth inning, lashed a line drive that got by right fielder Roy Foster, who failed in a diving catch for the ball. Doubles by Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Rico Petrocelli added two more runs to put the Red Sox ahead, 5-3, en route to their sixth straight victory.

Angels 5, A's 1 at California (day game):
Andy Messersmith, who pitched shutout ball in the first seven innings, returned to the winning column for the first time since June 12 when the Angels defeated the Athletics. 5-1. Ken Tatum, who relieved, gave up the A's run in the ninth on a double by Don Mincher, an error and an infield out. The Angels' 12-hit attack included triples by Alex Johnson, Roger Repoz and Jim Fregosi.

Brewers 2, Royals 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Pitching a four-hitter, Skip Lockwood gained his first major league victory and snapped the Brewers' five-game losing streak by defeating the Royals, 2-1. The Royals' run counted in the fifth inning on a walk to Ed Kirkpatrick, a wild pitch and a single by Billy Sorrell. Gus Gil batted in the tying run with a sacrifice fly in the Brewers' half and then plated the deciding run with another sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Twins 12, White Sox 3 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins built up a 10-0 lead before Jim Kaat was kayoed and Stan Williams pitched 3 1/3 innings of hitless ball to complete a 12-3 victory over the White Sox. The Twins chased Bob Miller in the third with three runs on consecutive singles by Cesar Tovar, Jim Holt, Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew, combined with a wild pitch. After Moore took over, two more runs tallied on singles by Paul Ratliff and Leo Cardenas and a sacrifice fly by Danny Thompson. Killebrew homered in the fifth when the Twins went on a four-run spree.

[DH] Senators 7, Yankees 3 (day game) / Senators 7, Yankees 3 at New York (day game):
Frank Howard drove in four runs in the first game and Del Unser, Bernie Allen and Ed Brinkman each accounted for two RBIs in the second game to lead the Senators to the sweep of a doubleheader with the Yankees by identical 7-3 scores. In the opener, Howard batted in the Nats' first two tallies with a bases-loaded single in the third inning and highlighted a four-run outburst in the ninth with another bases-loaded hit. Gene Michael homered for the Yankees. In the nightcap, Unser hit for the circuit with a man on base in the first inning and Allen batted in a pair with a single in the second when the Senators added four runs.

Padres 6, Braves 5 at Atlanta (night game):
With two out in ninth inning, the Padres rallied for a run to beat the Braves, 6-5. Hank Aaron hit two doubles, reaching the 1,200 mark in extra-base hits, and Rico Carty cracked a homer to help the Braves take 4-1 lead, but the Padres exploded for four runs in the sixth. Cito Gaston connected for the circuit with two men on base and Ollie Brown added a solo swat to send the Padres ahead, 5-4. A double by Mike Lum led to the tying tally for the Braves in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Al Ferrera doubled with two out for the Padres in the ninth, halted at third on a single by Dave Campbell and scored the winning run on a single by Steve Huntz.

Pirates 5, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
Three singles by Matty Alou and a homer by Richie Hebner paced the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Alou led off the game with a single and Hebner followed with his homer. The first of three errors by Ron Santo and singles by Manny Sanguillen and Gene Alley added another run before the inning ended. The Pirates posted their other pair in the fifth on singles by Alou and Roberto Clemente, a sacrifice fly by Al Oliver and a single by Sanguillen. Umpire Tom Gorman was knocked out of action, suffering a broken ankle in a collision with Oliver on a play at first base in the Cubs' half of the first inning.

Reds 3, Astros 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
Wayne Simpson, the Reds' sure-shot candidate for Rookie of the Year honors, pitched a four-hitter and beat the Astros, 3-1, for his 10th straight victory and 13th in 14 decisions. The Reds bunched four of their nine hits to score all their runs off Denny Lemaster in the sixth inning. Bobby Tolan led off with a single and counted on a double by Johnny Bench. Lee May singled Bench home and, after an infield out, crossed the plate on a single by Tommy Helms. Simpson lost his bid for a shutout when the Astros scored in the ninth on a double by Joe Morgan and single by Bob Watson.

Cardinals 6, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
Bob Gibson gained his 10th straight victory when the Cardinals rallied for six runs in the last two innings to defeat the Expos, 6-3. Mack Jones and Ron Fairly hit homers for the Expos, who were leading, 3-0, after seven innings. Jose Cardenal doubled to start the Cards' comeback in the eighth, Carl Taylor walked and Dick Allen tripled. After an intentional pass to Joe Torre, Jim Beauchamp doubled to tie the score and Mike Shannon followed with a sacrifice fly to send the Cardinals ahead. Taylor wrapped up the victory with a two-run homer in the ninth.

Mets 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Ron Swoboda hit his first homer and drove in his first run since May 31 to help the Mets defeat the Phillies, 5-4. The Mets bunched singles by Donn Clendenon, Jerry Grote and Al Weis for a run in the second inning and scored again in the fourth when Joe Foy singled, stole two bases and crossed the plate on a wild pitch. The Phillies tied the score with triples by Tony Taylor and Larry Bowa and a sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson in the fifth, but Swoboda broke the deadlock with his homer. The Mets added two runs in the seventh on a walk to Jerry Koosman, a single by Tommie Agee, an error on a sacrifice bunt, a pass to Ken Singleton and sacrifice fly by Clendenon. Johnson homered for the Phillies in the eighth and another run counted in the ninth before Danny Frisella picked up his first save in relief of Jerry Koosman.

Dodgers 4, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Back in full form after being sidelined by hepatitis, Bill Singer allowed only two singles and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Giants. The Dodgers' runs included homers by Billy Grabarkewitz and Jim Lefebvre.